RI to install radar stations along strait<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesia's navy said Sunday it plans to install
\nradar stations at nine locations in the pirate-infested Malacca
\nStrait to monitor ships and strengthen security in one of the
\nworld's busiest waterways.<\/p>\n
Navy spokesman Commodore Abdul Malik Yusuf did not know when
\nor where the stations would be installed, saying authorities
\nstill needed to conduct a survey.<\/p>\n
The decision follows an agreement between Indonesia, Singapore
\nand Malaysia to strengthen security in the strategic shipping
\nlane, seen by many as a prime target for terrorists. The
\nSoutheast Asian nations will start coordinated air patrols over
\nthe Malacca Strait next month.<\/p>\n
\"The nine radars will help monitor the security situation in
\nthe waterway,\" Yusuf said. \"These will also be points where crews
\ncan report problems like piracy and sea accidents.\"<\/p>\n
Piracy watch officials reported 37 attacks last year in the
\nwaterway, which is used by more than 50,000 ships a year,
\ncarrying half the world's oil and a third of its commerce. -- AP<\/p>",
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